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Once-bitten Germany wary of new US trade war over inflation law
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz doesn’t want to start a new transatlantic trade war and he’s worried France’s Emmanuel Macron may be stoking one.
UK and Singapore agree to foster more post-Brexit fintech links
The UK and Singapore have agreed to encourage closer ties between fintech companies in the two jurisdictions.
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US bars imports from Dominican sugar giant over forced labor
The US is halting imports from one of the Dominican Republic’s largest sugar producers amid allegations the company uses forced labor.   
China buys fewer chip-making machines as US restrictions start
China’s purchases of machines to make computer chips fell 27% last month from a year earlier as the US imposed new, sweeping sanctions to try…
Violent protests erupt at Apple’s main iPhone plant in China
Hundreds of workers at Apple Inc.’s main iPhone-making plant in China clashed with security personnel, as tensions boiled over after almost a month under tough…
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Dutch resist US call to ban more chip equipment sales to China
The Netherlands will defend its economic interests when it comes to the sales of chip equipment to China, a senior Dutch official said, further evidence…
Japan’s Diet approves the revised beef safeguard mechanism under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement
Yesterday, the Upper House of Japan’s Diet approved the Protocol Amending the Trade Agreement Between Japan and the United States of America regarding the beef…
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California’s lost rain and snow cuts deep into US food basket
California has lost out on a full year’s worth of rain and snow since 2020, according to a state-funded study, leaving the most farmland idle…
UK’s Hunt says he wants to keep Johnson’s EU trade deal
Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said he wants to stick to the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU signed by former Prime Minister Boris…
Venezuela to restart opposition talks, hoping US eases sanctions
Venezuela’s government and opposition agreed to restart talks this weekend, ending a yearlong standoff and potentially opening the door for the US to ease oil…